fæger

Old English

Alternative forms
  • fæġr, fæġir, feġer

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz.

Cognate with Old Saxon fagar, Old High German fagar, Old Norse fagr, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfæ.jer/

Adjective

fæġer (comparative fæġerra, superlative fæġerost)

  1. beautiful
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      ...and ðā syndon swȳþe fæġere and lustsumlīce on tō sēonne...
      ...and those are very beautiful and pleasant to look at...
  2. pleasant

Declension
Declension of fæġer — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fæġer fæġer fæġer
Accusative fæġerne fæġere fæġer
Genitive fæġeres fæġerre fæġeres
Dative fæġerum fæġerre fæġerum
Instrumental fæġere fæġerre fæġere
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fæġere fæġera, fæġere fæġer
Accusative fæġere fæġera, fæġere fæġer
Genitive fæġerra fæġerra fæġerra
Dative fæġerum fæġerum fæġerum
Instrumental fæġerum fæġerum fæġerum
Declension of fæġer — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fæġera fæġere fæġere
Accusative fæġeran fæġeran fæġere
Genitive fæġeran fæġeran fæġeran
Dative fæġeran fæġeran fæġeran
Instrumental fæġeran fæġeran fæġeran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fæġeran fæġeran fæġeran
Accusative fæġeran fæġeran fæġeran
Genitive fæġerra, fæġerena fæġerra, fæġerena fæġerra, fæġerena
Dative fæġerum fæġerum fæġerum
Instrumental fæġerum fæġerum fæġerum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: fayr, fager, fæȝer, feir, fayer
    • English: fair
    • Scots: fair, fare, fayr

Noun

fæġer n

  1. beauty
  2. something beautiful

Declension
Declension of fæger (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fæġer fæġer
accusative fæġer fæġer
genitive fæġeres fæġera
dative fæġere fæġerum

Descendants
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